Megan is a mother with a normal life, until the day her past comes back to haunt her. Her former friend Lorraine calls her for the first time after 17 years. Once, Megan was called Cassie and was a stripper in Atlantic city. She had disappeared with a customer. She had changed her life and never looked back. But this last client “Stewart” (a nice husband on one side and a sadistic psycho on the other) came back when a second victim goes missing at the very same spot Megan had vanished... Broome is the cop trying to link the two cases. He’s going to try and find the serial killer...

Lolo’s review:

I love Harlan Coben. Can we really start over ? Aren’t we always caught by our past ? This is a one way ticket to hell: lies, anonymous pictures, revenge, prostitution, but also redemption... An awsome thriller from beginning to end. The story is very catchy and each chapter keeps us on the edge of our seat. We become Megan and tremble for her. Especially with such a psycho! Each character is great. First Lorraine, the old barmaid but also friend, and Broom the nice cop. Ray, Cassie’s former lover who never got over her disappearing. Dave, Megan’s husband who knows nothing of her past... Harlan Coben offers us once more a great thriller, it’s impossible to let go of the book until the very end!

The story sets place in Berlin, nowadays. Four young people who knew each other in high school come together when they’re about to turn thirty. They all went through some hard jobs and situations... Their dreams didn’t really come true... That’s when they have a great idea: they want to create an agency named “Sorry” whose purpose will be to apologize in the name of others. The success is immediate! Everything goes according to plan until a murderer uses the “Sorry” services in order to release his guilt. It’s the beginning of a hard time for the four friends who are going to try and find out who is the killer... Besides, it looks like He knows them quite well...

Lolo’s review:

The story isn’t simple. It takes a lot of chapters to know what the author is trying to share. Some parts are too long, even though I must admit: the concept is very original! The narration is too complicated (different people and different times). Yes, it’s hard to get the link between the killer and the four friends, but it’s also very complicated to understand what connects him to his victims! Besides, I liked the killer more than the four driends who seemed completely out of reality! It’s a very dark thriller, and it gets even heavier with the story. I’m not quite satisfied with the ending which happened too quickly (and was kind of weird). As to the tone of the book, it’s terrible, but then again: it’s a thriller!

Dexter is a blood spatter analyst at the Miami metro police. He has a girlfirends, colleagues and a sister – the daughter of his adoptive parents. But Dexter is a serial killer. Thanks to his adoptive father, who used to be a cop, Dexter learned to live – and kill – according to Harry’s code : he only murders killers. Even though Dexter, this nice sociopath doesn’t actually feel anything, he tries to fake it. And he’s quite good at it, too! That is until another serial killer strikes. Some weird resamblances appear... Has Dexter lost his mind, or is there someone else... like him?

Review:

This first book of the Dexter novels is almost exactly the same story as the season one of the TV show. The description of this psychopath is quite good! (as long as I don’t have to meet the author^^) Despite everything, Dexter is a charming character, who has some good in him (since he only kills the murderers that the police couldn’t catch). Just as it is shown in the TV show, the shadow of Harry (Dexter’s late adoptive father) is always by his side, and his character acts as a guide. Deb – Dexter’s sister – is surprisingly dependent on her brother. Dexter’s colleagues and Deb are like pawns in Dexter’s game. The story is excellent and the theme awesome ! The next books of Dexter’s story don’t follow the storyline of the series (actually it’s the other way around) which will offer us different stories ! Great: more of our favorite serial killer!